Florida Senate: Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy considers bid against Marco Rubio
Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting climate change and for social justice.
Murphy, co-chair of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition of House Democrats, hopes that by emphasizing a bipartisan background she can appeal to a state that has elected Republicans to the Senate in 2016 and 2018 and twice supported former President Donald Trump. Murphy has hired Lauren Calmet, the former political director of the Florida Democratic Party, to organize her new initiative, called "Cast Forward," and has talked with Georgia's Stacey Abrams about how to rebuild Florida's party's infrastructure.
"I firmly believe that Florida is not a red state; it's a hard state," Murphy told CNN in an interview. "You have to have the right money, message, and machine to compete and after a few disappointing election cycles, it's clear that we've fallen short."
She added she wanted to lay "the foundation for Democrats winning in 2022."
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